Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 13th September

Q1. With which of the bank the Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for salary accounts of all its personnel – both serving and retired?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) None of the above

Q2. Razorpay has partnered with _________to launch ‘MandateHQ’.
(a) Visa
(b) MasterCard
(c) American Express
(d) Capital One
(e) None of the above

Q3. U GRO Capital, a non-bank financier has signed a partnership with _____________ for co-lending to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.
(a) Federal Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Indian Bank
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C-DAC to train the manpower of the force in advanced technologies and undertake joint projects?
(a) Indian Navy
(b) CRPF
(c) ITBP
(d) NSG
(e) None of the above

Q5. The tourism ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following to strengthen and enable the tourism and hospitality industry?
(a) Yatra
(b) MakeMyTrip
(c) EaseMyTrip
(d) Ibibo
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which automobile company has announced a partnership with Maharashtra’s Savitribai Phule Pune University to train youth in automobile retail?
(a) Mahindra & Mahindra
(b) Hyundai
(c) Maruti Suzuki
(d) TATA Motors
(e) None of the above

Q7. With which of the following Intel collaborated for creating a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) for everyone in India?
(a) CBSE
(b) IIT Madras
(c) UGC
(d) Ministry of Education
(e) None of the above

Q8. Bangalore International Airport Limited has signed a ten-year partnership with the company ________to set up the ‘Airport in a Box’ platform.
(a) Infosys
(b) Google
(c) IBM
(d) Wipro
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which nation has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the digital payments platform has partnered with Flipkart to launch a contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders?
(a) Google Pay
(b) PhonePe
(c) JioPay
(d) Paytm
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans (c)
Sol. The Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kotak Mahindra for salary accounts of all its personnel – both serving and retired.

S2.Ans(b)
Sol. Razorpay has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’. It is a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for their customers.

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. U GRO Capital, a non-bank financier, and state-owned Bank of Baroda have partnered for co-lending to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.

S4.Ans(b)
Sol. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C-DAC to train the manpower of the force in advanced technologies and undertake joint projects.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. The tourism ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yatra to strengthen and enable the tourism and hospitality industry.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a partnership with Maharashtra’s Savitribai Phule Pune University to train youth in automobile retail.

S7.Ans(a)
Sol. Intel in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Ministry of Education, announced the launch of the AI For All initiative with the purpose of creating a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) for everyone in India.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has signed a ten-year partnership with the company IBM to set up the ‘Airport in a Box’ platform.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. Nepal has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower project, located between Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur districts in eastern Nepal.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Digital payments platform PhonePe has partnered with Flipkart to launch a contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders.